It was a grey start, with some dramatic clouds floating around teasing us with blue sky amongst them, then the sun broke through and it felt soooo good, even though it was near the end of the hike! We had another solid crew today, Ever, Sadie, Brig and Spy. Gold star to Spy today, he made me laugh the most - I must have looked and sounded like a mad woman having conversations with a collie as we hiked along; a collie who moved his head as if he was understanding, all the time barking in agreement! We started out marching through the woods, then began our gentle climb:
Ever leading the way today
conversations with Spy!
Sadie deciding between snowball and stick for her snack
We then climbed a little higher and a little deeper into the woods, and explored and old trail I used to walk a few years ago...it was pretty hard going for me on a forming semi supportive crust, but the hounds had no problem....not many pics of that section, I was too busy huffing and puffing! We then headed down through the Alders, across the short fsr traverse, over the bridge and down the trail towards the truck.
Heading down, sticks in mouths
There is a spot by the river where we take a break and play, have a treat and I have some cuddles and a chat one to one with each dog. It was at this point today the sun broke through and it was a beautiful sight! Dogs, river, mountains, sunshine and clouds! Ever dug a hole and barked, Spy either supervised or joined in, Sadie did some forensic sniffing and wandered off to pee in the sunshine, and Brigg, came and gave me a kiss! I was so stoked and I managed to pull out the camera and let him do it again, he is so gentle, just a little wet nose - no slobbering licks (that was Sadie!)
Ever and Spy on a digging mission...was pretty funny to watch these two, they dig, bark,watch each other....repeat!
Sadie-Sue trotting off for a pee in the sunshine :)
...and kisses from Briggy! Pucker up!!Another awesome day in dog-land...see you all tomorrow!
